The Mats Story Analysis

This video is a literary analysis about the short story the mats by francisco arcellana which center to the story of a family whom some members are already deceased.

The mats story analysis.

The mats by francisco arcellana for the angeles family mr. But his homecoming from a trip to the south was fated to be more. The mats is a short story that was written by philippine author francisco arcellana. Prior to going home he had sent a letter to his family that he has a surprise for everyone.

As the story opens mr angeles head of a large family has just returned from one of his periodic inspection tours on the families farm lands in the marivales in the province of bataan. Homecoming from his periodic inspection trips was always an occasion for celebration. It portrays close family relationship respect for the elders and remembering our loved ones who passed away. The story depicts a typical filipino family culture.

The story entitled the mats was written by francisco arcellana one of the meritorious literary filipino artists. The story is about a father who is having trouble grieving for his children who had died. He later then revealed that his surprise are customized mats for everyone. Francisco arcellana s the mats doesn t contain a clear description of the characters however it allows the readers to imagine the characters portraits and attitudes and feel their emotions as they read the dialogues and.

Francisco arcellana s the mats doesn t contain a clear description of the characters however it allows the readers to imagine the characters portraits and attitudes and feel their emotions as they read the dialogues and discover unexpected facts in the story. It was in the time when people did not sleep in beds but slept on mats. The story of mats by francisco arcellana is about a father who came home from working away in a distant province. Everyone was so excited.

The mats is set somewhere before world war ii.